[Dr. Robert Cantu] Parents need to know what concussion symptoms are.That they fall in four different baskets.That there are emotional symptoms like being more anxious, like flying off the handle more easily.That there are cognitive symptoms like difficulty with school work, difficulty remembering, difficulty learning.It's like the brain is working more slowly.There are sleep symptoms, like sleeping more than usual, which is usually what you have right after a concussion,and then later on it may be sleeping less than usual or trouble falling asleep.And then by far and away the greatest basket of symptoms are what we call physical symptoms or somatic symptomssuch as headache, lightheadedness, dizziness, sensitivity to light, sensitivity to noise, those kinds of things.

Dr. Robert Cantu explains the four "baskets" of concussion symptoms parents should know about: emotional, cognitive, sleep, and physical.

Robert Cantu, MD is chief of Neurosurgery Service, chairman Department of Surgery, and director of Sports Medicine, Emerson Hospital; clinical professor, Department of Neurosurgery, and co-director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Boston University School of Medicine.

This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which is dedicated to ensuring that impacted post-9/11 veterans, service members, and their families are thriving long after they return home.